Daniel arap Moi

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Daniel arap Moi was the second president of Kenya, serving from 1978 to 2002 and becoming one of the country's longest-serving and most influential political leaders.

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instanceOf human
politician
president
awardReceived Elder of the Golden Heart of Kenya
burialPlace Kabarak, Nakuru County, Kenya
causeOfDeath short illness
continent Africa
countryOfCitizenship Kenya
dateOfBirth 1924-09-02
dateOfDeath 2020-02-04
education Kapsabet Teacher Training College
ethnicGroup Kalenjin
familyName Moi
givenName Daniel
headOfGovernmentOf Kenya
honorificPrefix His Excellency
influenced Kenyan politics in the late 20th century
knownFor introduction of multi-party politics in Kenya in the early 1990s
one-party rule in Kenya
languageSpoken English
Kalenjin
Swahili
memberOf Parliament of Kenya
militaryConflict Cold War politics in East Africa
nativeName Daniel arap Moi self-linksurface differs
surface form: Daniel Toroitich arap Moi
nickname Nyayo
notableWork Nyayo philosophy
numberOfChildren 8
occupation statesman
teacher
officeEnd 2002-12-30
officeStart 1978-10-14
placeOfBirth Sacho, Baringo District, Kenya Colony
placeOfDeath Nairobi
surface form: Nairobi, Kenya
politicalParty Kenya African National Union
positionHeld Member of Parliament of Kenya
Minister of Home Affairs of Kenya
President of Kenya
Vice-President of Kenya
surface form: Vice President of Kenya
precededBy Jomo Kenyatta
religion Christianity
represented Baringo Central Constituency
residence Kabarnet Gardens, Nairobi
State House, Nairobi
spouse Lena Moi
succeededBy Mwai Kibaki
termLength 24 years as President of Kenya

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Moi International Airport namedAfter Daniel arap Moi
Jomo Kenyatta successor Daniel arap Moi
Kasarani Stadium namedAfter Daniel arap Moi
Mwai Kibaki precededBy Daniel arap Moi
Mwai Kibaki servedUnder Daniel arap Moi
this entity surface form: President Daniel arap Moi
Daniel arap Moi nativeName Daniel arap Moi self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Daniel Toroitich arap Moi
Kalenjin people notablePoliticianFrom Daniel arap Moi